RCE in Rubygems Fastreader
CVE-2013-2615
lib/entry_controller.rb in the fastreader Gem 1.0.8 for Ruby allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a URL.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rubygems Fastreader — versions 1.0.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Mar/122 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.osvdb.org/91232 (vdb-entry)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/120845/Ruby-Gem-Fastreader-1.0.8-Code-Execution.h…
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/120776/Ruby-Gem-Fastreader-1.0.8-Command-Executio…
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/19/9 (mailing-list)